How to Find the Best Ideas and Make them Happen

Inspire, Motivate and Bring Out the Best in Your People

by Brian Tracy

In Full Engagement!, business success expert Brian Tracy shows managers how they can supercharge their employees' efforts. Packed with powerful, practical ideas and strategies, this eye-opening guide explains how to: unlock the potential of each person; motivate and inspire employees to peak performance; trigger the "X Factor" that maximizes productivity; drive out the fears that hold people back; create a high-trust work environment; set clear goals and objectives; and...

iLeadership for a New Generation

by Jay Elliot, William Simon

In The Steve Jobs Way, Jay Elliot gives the reader the opportunity of seeing Steve Jobs as only his closest associates have ever seen him, and to learn what has made him capable of creating tools so extraordinary that they have remade three industries and transformed the way we create, consume, and communicate with each other. Jay Elliot worked side by side with Steve as Senior Vice President of Apple and brings us his deep insider perspective of Steve's singular iLeadership style...

The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary

by Dr. Frank I. Luntz

From the New York Times bestselling author and top pollster Dr. Frank Luntz comes an unprecedented examination of communication excellence and how top performers win in all areas of human endeavor by utilizing superb communication skills. From Mike Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger to business icons Rupert Murdoch, Steve Wynn, and Fred Smith; to the CEOs of MGM Resorts, J. Crew, and Gibson Guitar; to legendary sports superstars like Larry Bird, Jimmy Connors, and Mike Richter; to...

How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work

by Laurence Prusak, Don Cohen

Cohen and Prusak explain how to build up the human connections (based on trust, mutual understanding and shared values and behaviors) that make up your company’s social capital — a critical challenge in the age of globalization, free agency and the virtual workplace.

Understanding the New Currency of Business

by Thomas H. Davenport, John C. Beck

In today’s information-rich business world, the scarcest resource is not talent or technology — it’s attention. Managers face a double challenge: to learn how to get and hold the attention of employees and consumers and to learn when to parcel out their own valuable attention. This summary shows how capturing, managing and holding attention is key to the success of your business.